Before I became observant, Passover was my favorite holiday. And then I became observant. And the festival of freedom felt more like a prison sentence. In an effort to make sure that everything was ready, I started the day after Purim – driving my family crazy. Every...

In order to be successful in anything in life - anything - you first have to make the conscious decision that you are not going to coast through life on autopilot. You have to decide that you are in charge of your destiny, recognizing that God gave you the gift of...

It seems to me that each year there is a particular middah (character quality) that G-d is challenging me to work on. I’ve dealt with loshon hara (negative speech), giving charity with joy, and a wide variety of other qualities over the years. This year seems to be...

Here I am in NY, which is a big place. I need to get to Brooklyn, but I don’t even know what part of NY I am in at the moment and I certainly don’t know its relationship to Brooklyn. I don’t even know the general direction to head in.

I have just embarked on what will in the end effectively be a five week speaking tour. I am in England for almost two weeks and then I return home to Israel for four days before I head back out to the airport for three and a half weeks in the US. It’s the longest I...

Hugs are good for you! A study done at the University of North Carolina examined the effects of hugging. The study showed that hugs provide major health benefits. In addition to increasing the levels of Oxytocin, a bonding hormone, hugs were proven to reduce blood...